Sandal
BackDescription:
Pair of children's (boy's?) closed-toe leather and cotton sandals. Decorated with gilt-metal wrapped thread embroidery, glass beads and orange and blue silk pom-poms. With a metal buckle closure on one side and red cotton detailing along the edges.
Object type: | sandal |
Museum number: | 2017,6004.1.a-b |
Date: | 1830s-1890s |
Production place: | Made in: Turkey |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: London |
Materials: | leather, gold, silk, glass, metal, cotton |
Technique: | embroidered |
Dimensions: | Length: 17.00 cm (each shoe) Width: 5.50 cm (each shoe) |
Location: | 51 |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: Brian W. MacDonald FRGS |
Acquisition date: | 2017 |
Curator's comments:
These child’s shoes are covered in fabric with gilt-thread embroidery, glass beads and silk pom-poms. The attention to detail is such that even the inner soles are embellished.
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